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Acknowledging that true meritocracy is a noble ideal and served Singapore well in its early days with the best people being selected to tackle top jobs based on their merits, Mr Lim asserted that meritocracy has morphed into something “more sinister” in Singapore today.
Revealing that he intends to be straightforward, Mr Lim said that the answer to why meritocracy in Singapore has gone wrong and why faith in meritocracy has weakened among the people is because the spouses of ministers and military men with zero private sector experience are appointed to lead GLCs.
Calling on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s government to be “honest with itself,” Mr Lim asserted that meritocracy in Singapore has become “tainted” by the appointments of such people into top positions.
He concluded: “I urge the LHL government and its ministers including Ong Ye Kung to stop treating and insulting Singaporeans’ common decency and intelligence. Think!”
Full post: http://theindependent.sg/meritocrac...ted-to-lead-glcs-socio-political-commentator/
Revealing that he intends to be straightforward, Mr Lim said that the answer to why meritocracy in Singapore has gone wrong and why faith in meritocracy has weakened among the people is because the spouses of ministers and military men with zero private sector experience are appointed to lead GLCs.
Calling on Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s government to be “honest with itself,” Mr Lim asserted that meritocracy in Singapore has become “tainted” by the appointments of such people into top positions.
He concluded: “I urge the LHL government and its ministers including Ong Ye Kung to stop treating and insulting Singaporeans’ common decency and intelligence. Think!”
Full post: http://theindependent.sg/meritocrac...ted-to-lead-glcs-socio-political-commentator/